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Dec. 26, 1922.,

William E11/gine,

Patented Dec. 26, 1922.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. WINE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

CAR-DOOR LOCK.

Application med January 107 1922. Serial No. l528,245. p. p

To all whom t may conce/rn Beit known that T, l/VILLIAM E. lVrNn, a citizeny of the United States of America,

residing at Toledo, in the county oit Lucas and #State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements inCarDoor Locks,rot' which the following is aspecilication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in car door locks andrnore especiallyto a lock to be used on gondola `or hopper cars whichtypes ot cars are pro- `vided with drop bottom doors.

One-oic the principal objects ,ci the present inventionis to provide a car door loch wherein the door may be elevated to a preliminary supported position and 'troni which it may be forced up into its final locked position. I f l As `is well known to those familiar with the art, the drop doors ot a car citen lieccine warped or distortedand are not easily swung into theirylocked or set position. Furthermore, often a lew loose pieces of coal or dirt will wedge alongthe sides of the door or alonen the hinged edge making it necessary to exert great pressure on the door just before the. same reaches itsiinal or locked position. l

One oli' the objects oit the present invention, therefore. is to provide a locking device wherein the doorrnay be raised to a preliminary supported position, and v alter which the device may be operated to quickly force the door upwardlyinto its final and `locked position y l Still another object of the invention is to provide a lock comprising a hook pivoted to a short arm, which arm in turn is pivotedl 40 to theiside of the car, the firstrnentioned pivotal' point being' capable of being; swune over to o-ne sideoit the axis of the second door will'be raised to its `final position and there held; and to provide supplemental means in the way of a dog to furthergholdl the aforementioned lock in itsset position l lwith the door.

Another object ol' the invention is to providewith a pivoted door-supporting hook, a vdoor having an arm.l` preferably oliy angular section, .with a reinforcing` hook seat secured thereto and which may have oney Still another object ofthe invention is to' provide a car door lockwhich will be relatively light in weight, exceedingly strong, and relatively cheap to manufacture and assemble. l i

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain new and novel construction andrcombination .of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

' Referring now to `the drawings showing a preferred embodiment of the invention- Fig. l is a view in elevation showinga fragmentary portionoi: a side ci a car, a car door, the saine being` shown in its closed and locked position, and the locking` device, this being slightly enlarged with relation to the door for the sake of clearness.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken online 2m?, of Fig. l..

Fig'. 8 is a viewsirnilar to Fig. l in this instance, however, the lock being in its open position and the door being shown as supported in a preliminary or temporary posi# tion. y

Fin; `is a detail section view on line 4 4 oi Fig. 1.

In the drawing-s, a` :tragmentarj,T portion 1 of` the side ot a c ar isy shown, beneath which is the `bracket 9; which is secured to a center sill (not shown)` and from which bracket is hinged the door 3, which is provided with the transversely extending` ann-le iron l located near theouter edge oit the ,door and on the end ol' which angle iron is rivetedthe bracket 5.

This bracket 5 4may be provided with the lingr or lip 6 to more firmly fit within the `-j aw of the hook 7, shortly to be described.

- The end bracket 5 constitutes an adapter casting for stiiteninrg and reinforcing; the angular section of the arm lland for forma hook seat beneath one leg 'of the angle.

This castinglits the inner contour of the` angle iron and is 'also provided with end walls alone; either side of the hook seat to prevent slippage of the hook along the angle` iron.

Referring; now in particular io the im# proved lock or loclrii'igj device, there is shown a hook i which comprises e holly portion Si, the angular disposed upper shank 9, which iln'ovided with thocentral open. ing- 10, and, extending outwardly from the body portion 8 o1 the hook is the point or toe 9 which also extends slightly upwardly.`

hook is seen the Vhollow sleeve 11 on whichis swung;` and pivots the hook 7. This sleeve 11 is formed on one end off a shortlinlr or arm 12 whilejat'the .other endoii the arm is aboss 13 through which is passed a .short hollow hearing post '14, through which in turn is passed the rivet 15 so that the link `.or arm 12l with the hook 7 pivoted atlits behind the plate 1 sothat tie locking device will be strongly held in position and will not be tornirom the side ol `the car.

As will be seen in llig.` 1, when the door ,3 is in its locked position., the hollow sleeve 11 whichpivotally siippo'rts the hook 'i' is to Y the left of the vertical plane oil the lower tions. y

and hook is limited as the inner suriaee oii` pivotal point 4of the arm 12, or past dead center so that the hook will hold or support the load in this, the set position. as loing;` es these partev remain in these respective posi- The inward movement of the erin the hook? when shifted as shown in 1 rhar or Vrod (not shown). will he insci'tedlrearwardly, the dogA .19, 'of course, havn will bear against the outer surface oi `the boss The dog 19 is then swung;- tothe position shown in Fig, 1 tl'ierebylocliinp; the" hook in its set positiointhetoe ol" the hool jamming' against the lug` ('S .o'l'i the bracket l' To release tlf-relooking means or hook, a..

the hollow sleeve 11 `and the 'hook to first heenswung over and ont o1t the way,

l theupp'er end 9 o'l-tlie hook l' swinging rear-- wardly until the upper' pivotal `liioi.nt ilo thereofis vl'ieyondthe vertical oi the lower Vpivotal axis atfwhich `time the door and hook will drop to the ,position asr elio in Fig. 3., The rdownward limit ogi mov mentv of the hoolif is fixed by the hollowsleevel'l contacting with the upper surfacevr or edge'ofthe strap 16. The hook will thenI hevhitor swung further rearwsrdly,that is about the sleeve 151 as an axis so thatthe' jaw ortho heel; will be forced ,out of con-l tact with the bracket 5 andA the doorfwill then. fall to its open position.l

.loch the seine nit-his position.

To close and lock the door, theoperation is simply reverseiil, the door being first lifted to a preliminary or temporary supported b. 3, so that the jaw oi the hook will passjwithin the bracket, aiter which the bar will be inserted in the hollow sleeve and this nppery pivotal pointA swung. beyond the center of the lower pivetal po'intoli the arm 1Q which will holdthe door in its set position, it having raised the door in its movement, after which the `dog` 19 will be jammed into place, y l

lit will he seen that it is not absolutely necessary to have the bracket 5 at the end of the angle iron as the hook may coi'lteot directly withthe ongle iron, if desired, but the addition oi the bracket adds hut `little position as shown in Fin' expensev and prevents any lateral movement v `each side oi the cer softhat the door will he supported at opposite sides. In'most oit the cars there are a number of doors and each door will be` supported'and locked by two hooks. v 1With a bracket. as shown at each end' oi' the angle iron7 the Vdoor will beheld against shifting or lateral movement as wel-l as tightly in. its horizontal position. llron'ithe foregoing it will be seen that have provided a locking' means that is relatively light in weight, cheap to manufacture, easily assembled and sinfiple to operat lv" j: sl ht'ehanges may he made without :in ai. 'way departijng'` from the spirit and scope oit the invention. i

,Having thus described my invention, what l cls 'm and desire to secure byv Letters Patent is:y i i 1. njcoinbination with freight car, a hinged door, a hook for supporting the door in a slightly open position andrsaid hook being' coeentrically mounted vwith'relation to said door so that when said `hook operated to its iinal riositionhi'he door -will'be raised and locked in a closed positioiL. ,y

'2. In combinatioiiwith :a car,-a swinging,` door, a lockingdevice secnreda-t one side'of seid door sudV adapted to fiistsupport the door in partly closed position. said lock`4 ing' kilevire being..eccentrically mounteden that the saine u'iay `'oe operated to liet't'tlie' door to its llosed positionand support and ion with aA` freight ear,

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locking; device secured toswinging; door` the body and :ii'lapted to enga-ge said door end lirr-it :support saidI door in a temporarj7 position, said locking devine being;` eoc'entri-. cally mounted so that `when swungfsaid door willfbe "raisedv to its final closed' position and' then loclefhvand auxiliary means for iur? ther locking; said door in itsy closed position:` 4. A locking device forswnging cardoois zirm to thereb fed near the upper' end oit Seid. o.

eoniprisingon erin; Seid erin edented to be `pivotzilly Secured tothe eer bodr,` e hook pivotzilly inountedon the upper' end of Seid arm, seid hook :Lele-pied to be'euuingg to one side ofthe lower pivotal point of the erin to thereby retain the 'erin 'in a, set positioin and :in auxiliary ineans for'` juinming against saidho'ok to further providefegeinst eccidentel disengagement o'fj'eelid" hook.

5. Aber doorloeling deviceComprising i a curved hook, en erin edeptedto be pivoted to a oar body, eiiid hook pivoted to "the enter 4end oli' Seid erin, the pivotal pointol Seid hook being arbore vthat or' the `pivotal point of said erin, andveeid hooli` rleptedtoen- 4 gage the door endto be swung beyond the dead Center Iover the pivotal `point of Seid retain the door in zi Sugported and looked 'posit-ion.` l In oombinetonfwith 'si freight eer hevng drop doors@ looking deviee eoninrising1 en arm Apivoted at its` lower end to the Sideof the eer body` and above they eer a. curved hook inounted'on the "outer end ox said' erm, the pivotal point of the hoolr adeptedto be @wiring-to the right `sind lett of y the lower pivotal point oi@ Seid erin., means on said door to l'ie"`engnged with the @oid hook and outetginding"ineens on Seid erin 'pll'eeenting' aiTgg'ripliingr surtziee whereby.; Suid irn'i inziy be moved about ite iiirot point ne e centerr ol.: roftzition.y 7. In combination with e "freight wir her? ing'` n drop door, Seid dropidoor provided with engegeable Ineens' extending' "ont ,bef

the outer edge olE the bent portion oil? said hook and e dop; pivotelly `secured i behind one end of Seid strap@ :i pivotal support for the outer end of seid arm extending' ontwardhY beyond the hook, and edepted to be engaged by e member to 'Feroe the Seid heel; upwerdl;7 to tlierebir raise tbe door find lockv the Seme end to force the hook r rwzirdlr to lower the door and unlock; the @eine end dog adapte-d to be SWU. tion 'to prevent aooidentnl d of the hool with the door 8. In combination with :i (for haring n, drop door, aA looking device Coinprieine` on arm, e hollow Sleeve :formed :it one end or' the erm and an opening termed in the lower end thereoi :i bearing: poet passed within said openingl and riveted to the our body@y n lower the door.

,i onj en erin i operair eleo linntin to one .eide of the :wiel "point of enid 1 :iY eti-sig) integrally seeureiii with Athe enr, Y Seid beering'poelf, seid strep riveted to the eide et the eer body and 2L dog' secured besiziid strep und :ulopted to be thrown 'into sind ont of Contact; with. seid hook1i ineens extendino from the Side olf the eer door.zrlipted to be engaged by seid hook sleeve presenting e suril'eee for enl jenient eo thatv seid hoek may be menu elly `forced upwerdly to thereby reise vand l'orflr `the d ir ,sind rearwardly to nnlork :ind

ln combination with :i oer lmvingiN :i drop. bottom door e member secured to theA sfide et smid, door in tbe torino? :i` l'lriiolret,` ai. locking; device (comprising e hook7 the inw olf which adopted to engage with eziiil bracket, en erna. pirotelly eeenred to the enr bodyI and above l. breelret when the door n iieeloeed position,` e nin :lornied on the enter end of seiderni end the seid hool piyotelly mounted. on seid pinnneans extend# ing' 'Frnnn the lower pivotal point oli seid erin rearwardly for retaining the hook on l. en, dop* filer held to the cer rbod;v seid ineensyoeid hook adapted to be reised lo Close the door and look the e le rloeed position und lobe lowered to port the door in :i Dort/lf; ruieed novi! LOQ .il looking '.erire Vfor drop bottoni door eoinignisino' .in `:irn'iv seid :irni pri'iridezl with :in 'oijitetendi y' lugI :it one end sind e y y 'he other eno, `:i bearing; poe' ring' mneoid bose :ind Yformed on en. :i en red hook pirotelly inonnted'en 'the eut- 1' o' lie; e; dogg' Secured to the reor end in the lue' onthe outer end or" erm beine; hollow to rece" fe a bnr'tor @Seid lfzelainggj deviee :and Seid lusf "tlie downward nio\f..enl et siiidbooln the 'upper end of seid book reeliing on the outer eurlieee et the bose formed 'in the lower end ot seid erm when Seid :hook in its upnerinoetl position.

l lll'l' wardl, eupportinoand looking; the door in its; [nml i'iosltionmid Seid heele-g; in eolijunction with :raid brackets, preventing l2 ln e door Ineehei'iiein L.for railway oars: e door hinged to the eer body, the seme hevine: ev breoket eiiixed thereto Comprising e locking face, e looking member swingl in nud the pin on Seid nfrin lin'iitinsg; the' i inglyearried uponythe car body and arranged 'ifor locking vengageinie*nt with 'the Vloc-,king Y["aee ot the eaiiil. bracket, `the` said locking member' beings() connected to fthe ear body ae to be capable of bodily move' ment with respecttbereto independently of its: Swinging movement.

13. In a door arrangement for railway ears,.a door hinged tothe kcar body,a link pivoted to the car body near an edge of the door, and a door-engaging hook pivoted upon the link', the parts being so `formed and associated that when the linkis in one position the hookfmay be engaged or vdisengaged. with the door, but when the link is in another position the hook and door will be interlooked 4to prevent disengagement. y I y I 141-. In door arrangement :for railway cars, a door hinged to the car body, a link pivoted to the 4ear body 'near an edge of the door, and a door-engaging hook pivoted upon the link, the parts being so formed and associated that` when the link isin upright position the hookand door will bev inten looked to prevent disengagement.

15. In a door` arrangement for railwaythe arm being arranged to exert a liftingV motion to the hook and the hook-engaged door upon rotation of the arm, the engagement of the hook with thedoor being of such a character that disengagement of the hook from the door is impossible while the said parts are in such lifted'positions.

16. In a door device forrailway ears, `a door hinged to the car body, a door-supporting hook pivoted to the'car ,body adjacent an edge ofthe door, an arm extending out-` wardly 4from the door, the same Ahaving la hookfseat formed thereupon, .and stop walls said hook seat.`

.formed on the arm at, either :.s'ide of the] 117. In .a door device forrailwayoars, la

door hinged totheiear body, :a 'door-supe; `porting hook ,pivoted to the ear body adv jacent ian edgeof the door, an arm .extendy ing outwardlylromthe d'oor,thefsame being y formed oi a .member of yangular section, a

hook seat v"member secured to Athearm, the

same being arranged within thepinterior` angle of the arm section and being loro?` vided with .an end wall extendingint,eriorlyfI across thel angle .of the arm section and l adapted to A-tie the `legs thereof together yand to arrestv ereepage ofthe hook along the arm.' 18. Ina ydoor device kfor .railway cars, a

'i door hinged to the car body., a door-support.4 v ing hook pivotedto thelcarloody` adjacentan edge of the door, anangular member seeured to the door and 4 extendingoutwardly therefrom to form .ahook'engagng arma nd an adapter casting attached tothe .angular member, tand arranged. to .stifen the `same and to forma hook .,seat, lsaid adapter `.cast-.

ing being arranged to y:fit the contourof theA interior angle of the angular member and being secured ,thereagainst. i

19. In a door device orrailway cars', a door hinged to the car body,'a door-supporting Ahook pivoted to the car body adjacent .an edge of the door, a member of i angular .section `secured fto thev door and extending outwardly therefrom 13o-forma hook-engaging arm, the hook being arranged to engage ,the .arm below one leg' of the said `angular member, and an adapter n member vsecured to the arm, 4the `same being` formed to fit the contourof the angularf member .and to Vform `a hook seat therebe-` neath. y.

In testimony whereof I affix my; signature.

WILLIAM` E. y Y 

